Chapter 405

Deep within the territory of Yuanchu.

Vast, majestic temples floated endlessly across the starry void—over one hundred thousand temples, each towering a trillion li in height, radiating astonishing energy.

At the center, surrounded by these temples, hung a silver-white pyramid exceeding ten trillion li in height.

Lin Qing, clad in a white robe, stood silently on the platform atop the pyramid, gazing far into the distant stars.

In his eyes, spacetime offered no barrier; through the intricate, layered spacetime, he saw at its deepest core a colossal barrier resembling a vast gate.

——This was the spacetime node leading into the Yuanchu Divine Realm, but it had been seized by the spacetime fortress erected by Yuanchu.

Only by shattering this gate-like barrier could one enter the spacetime fortress behind it, and only by breaching that fortress could one truly invade the heart of Yuanchu.

“Uncle.”

Suddenly, a phantom figure coalesced before him—it was Yuan Gong’s avatar.

“Most of the Eternal Beings from the Nine Empires of our Tianguang Alliance, and most of the Eternal Beings from Tianguang Divine Realm, have now assembled.”

Yuan Gong said: “We’ve precisely gathered one hundred and eight thousand Eternal Beings and thirty-eight trillion high-grade Chaotic Beings—enough to form the highest-standard ‘Lord of All Stars’ battle array. As you instructed, we’ve summoned few of the Eternal Peaks; most remain stationed at critical spacetime fortresses.”

Lin Qing nodded slightly and said: “Eternal Peak cultivators serve only as guides and anchors. With you and me leading this array, we can shatter Yuanchu’s spacetime fortress.”

“Uncle, you fear none of Yuanchu’s Eternal Beings,” Yuan Gong shook his head.

“Then I can only flee,” Lin Qing chuckled dryly. “Besides, I alone cannot break this world barrier, nor can I breach a fortress guarded by three Duke-level experts and one hundred thousand Eternal Beings.”

Yuan Gong immediately said: “Without you, none of us would dare attack Yuanchu.”

Lin Qing shook his head slightly, saying nothing, only adding: “Also, issue orders: after entering Yuanchu, do not slaughter indiscriminately. Only kill those who have taken up arms and the Eternal Beings. Spare the innocent low-grade Chaotic Beings.”

“Of course,” Yuan Gong bowed respectfully. “You and Grandmaster share compassion for the weak. Grandmaster has always demanded this of us.”

Lin Qing hummed in assent and nodded slightly.

Roughly two to three percent of the three factions’ cosmic origins reside among the lifeforms and life-planets of their respective empires, especially life-planets—every being’s life and death stems from them, and the origins contained in First-Class Stars and Sacred Stars account for over ninety percent of that two to three percent.

The remaining seven to eight percent of cosmic origins are concentrated in the wonders within the Divine Realms, with lifeforms making up less than one-tenth.

Especially the weak lifeforms—their combined origins may not equal what a single Eternal Being absorbs.

So…

Slaughtering all lifeforms might yield more cosmic origins, but even if every last one were exterminated, the gain would be less than ten percent.

Beings like Guang Wang, who cherish the weak, would never permit their disciples to massacre innocent innocents.

Lin Qing merely chose to kill those who took up arms and the Eternal Beings, then destroy all First-Class Stars and Eternal Sacred Stars in the enemy’s territory—this alone secures over ninety percent of the enemy’s cosmic origins.

Countless weak Void Beings and Planetary Beings knew not why war had come, nor had the right to participate—they were merely innocent victims caught in the flames.

“Report to the Ninth Prince, Temple No. 10447 is ready.”

“Ninth Prince, Temple No. 18887 is prepared…”

One by one, Eternal Beings condensed avatars to report, while streams of power began resonating and reinforcing the silver-white pyramid where Lin Qing stood.

The ‘Lord of All Stars’ battle array’s foundation was the one hundred and eight thousand star-temples led by the Eternal Beings.

As the Lord of All Stars—the master of the array—he anchored the core with his primordial Eternal Treasure, channeling the power of the stars.

With his strength, he could fully withstand this vast stellar power; even the stellar force alone could suppress some Ultimate Beings or top-tier Dukes.

Soon, the one hundred and eight thousand star-temples were fully prepared.

As the one hundred and eight thousand stars resonated together, a torrent of stellar power descended.

Lin Qing swept his gaze across the temples and spoke:

“The moment has come. March against Yuanchu!”

“March against Yuanchu!”

As Lin Qing’s voice echoed across the endless starry void, the sheer power of the Lord of All Stars within his voice instantly shattered the spacetime of this entire region.

Within the chaos of shattered spacetime, a gate-like world barrier, millions of li tall, became visible.

“Stabilize.”

Lin Qing casually reached out and grasped remotely; the raging storm of chaotic spacetime was utterly repelled, leaving only the layer of Chaotic Void and the gate-like world barrier.

Infinite stellar power surged and converged, continuously reinforcing his body.

Though this immense power could only be channeled through him and could not be used to cast divine techniques, it far surpassed his own strength—if he possessed sufficient control, he could unleash its boundless might!

“Break.”

Lin Qing struck forward with a palm through space; infinite light coalesced into a colossal giant palm, descending like a heavenly punishment of cosmic annihilation, wreathed in swirling energy that instantly triggered the vast stellar power!

With his strength, he could easily command this infinite stellar force!

“Boom—!”

The million-li-long giant palm, carrying the crushing force of a collapsing universe, slammed into the massive world barrier.

In an instant, the barrier sank deeply inward, its surface cracking with countless fissures.

“Too terrifying…”

The Eternal Beings within the star-temples trembled in awe.

The strength of a world barrier could be judged by its size—Yuanchu’s spacetime fortress barrier was so vast, even a typical Ultimate Being might not budge it an inch!

Yet this prince, channeling the stellar power, nearly shattered it with a single palm?

Clearly, one man had fully unleashed the infinite stellar force!

“Boom!!”

Another devastating strike landed on the nearly collapsed world barrier, causing the entire barrier to shatter into fragments.

As the world barrier vanished, a spacetime fortress world of ten thousand mountains emerged.

The ten thousand endless mountain ranges were each composed of countless peaks—clearly, ten thousand Eternal Beings formed a battle array.

Among them, the three most majestic peaks, as if supporting heaven and earth, each bore a solitary figure.

They were the three Duke-level experts of the Yuanchu Divine Realm—Duke Yu, Duke Wei Yuan, and Duke Fen Xin!

Duke Yu and Duke Wei Yuan’s main battle avatars had clearly been reformed.

Yet their energy was noticeably weaker than before; not all World Treasures could be replenished at will—even after reforging their primordial treasures, their strength could not match their former glory.

“Duke Yu, the Chaotic Divine Artifact granted to you by the Boundary God is now in my hands. Will you still resist?”

Lin Qing’s voice echoed through the spacetime fortress world; the immense stellar power made the entire world tremble.

The spacetime fortress’s suppression had little effect on Duke-level experts—only reducing his power by one or two percent.

Simultaneously, a vast, illusory world descended into reality, enveloping the entire spacetime fortress and suppressing all life within the ten thousand mountains.

“Hmph!”

Duke Yu sneered coldly; Duke Fen Xin and Duke Wei Yuan’s gazes were equally icy.

At this moment, the three Duke-level experts united their spiritual wills with the ten thousand mountains’ Eternal Beings and countless high-grade Chaotic Beings—their collective will surged upward, immense beyond measure.

Beneath the crushing weight of the illusory world, their combined will proved slightly stronger, merely lowering the energy of the ten thousand mountains’ lifeforms by one or two percent.

“Oh?” Lin Qing remained calm.

His inner world was already vast, his spiritual will extraordinarily strong, further amplified by his Spiritual Traveler avatar—he possessed far greater willpower than ordinary Duke-level experts.

Yet compared to the colossal will of ten thousand mountains united, he still lagged behind.

That was three Dukes, hundreds of Eternal Peaks, nearly one hundred thousand Eternal Beings, and countless high-grade Chaotic Beings—their combined will was more than ten times stronger than any previous large army.

Even if they could not fully merge into one, it was far beyond his ability to crush casually.

“Lin Qing, do you think your Illusory World Annihilation still works?”

Duke Yu’s cold voice echoed through the world: “That artifact was granted to me by the Boundary God—it can only be used by me. Do you truly believe it’s effective in your hands?”